German ministers pose for a picture ahead of their first cabinet meeting in Berlin December 17, 2013. Pictured are: (L-R) Education Minister Johanna Wanka, Development Minister Gerd Mueller, Labour Minister Andrea Nahles, Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier, Economy Minister and Vice Chancellor Sigmar Gabriel, Chancellor Angela Merkel, chief of staff Peter Altmaier, secretary of state Helge Braun, Culture Minister Monika Gruetters, government speaker Steffen Seibert, Integration Minister Aydan Oezoguz, state secretary Michael Roth, Environment Minister Barbara Hendricks, Agriculture Minister Hans-Peter Friedrich, Transport Minister Alexander Dobrindt, Interior Minister Thomas de Maiziere, Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble, Justice Minister Heiko Maas, Family Minister Manuela Schwesig, Defence Minister Ursula von der Leyen, Health Minister Hermann Groehe. REUTERS/Fabrizio Bensch (GERMANY - Tags: POLITICS)